A demonstration by dozens of Arabs, led by Knesset members from the Joint List against the inauguration of the United States embassy in Jerusalem, went out of control Monday afternoon.
The protest had been approved in advance with certain guidelines, but at a certain stage, the demonstrators began to fly Palestinian Authority flags, to call out nationalist slogans and, according to the police, "to engage in deliberate provocation." After requests to organizers, it was decided to break up the demonstration, with 14 demonstrators arrested after confronting police. Even after the arrests, the cries and demonstrations continued.